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2 exact word matches found in search '螺'
Most common form: ニシ
noun
small spiral-shelled snail  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 海螺
noun
1. whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading つぶ, ツブ)
2. small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)  (see also: )
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19 words found beginning with '螺'
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1. spiral; helix
2. screw  (see also: 捻子)
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Most common form: ネジ回し
Rarely-used kanji form
noun
screwdriver
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Most common form: ネジ
noun
1. screw  (see also: 螺旋; often written with kana only)
2. key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
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noun
spiral curl on the head of a statue (symbolic of enlightenment)  (Buddhist term)
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noun
mother-of-pearl
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noun
spiral staircase
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noun
helicoid
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noun
mother-of-pearl inlay
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noun
screw pump  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. helix  (mathematics)
2. spiral
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63 words found containing '螺' in any position
Most common form: ニシ
noun
small spiral-shelled snail  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ほらがい
noun
conch (Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell  (often written with kana only)
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noun
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)  (often written with kana only)
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1. spiral; helix
2. screw  (see also: 捻子)
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Most common form: ホラ
noun
boasting; bragging; big talk  (often written with kana only)
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noun
warty frog shell (Bursa bufonia dunkeri)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
perplexed spindle (species of sea snail, Fusinus perplexus)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
big lie; whopper
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noun
tall story; cock-and-bull story  (see also: 法螺)
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noun
veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)  (often written with kana only)
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